Looking for my grandmother's birth certificate in Pignola, Basilicatta. She was born November 21, 1905. Her name was Rosina Maria Labriola. Her father was Luigi Salvatore Labriola and was born in 1872. Her mother was Maria Giuseppa Olita and was born in Pignola in 1875. I believe her father's name was Felice Olita. I am going to be in Pignola in late November 2014 and don't even know where to look for her birth certificate. I looked through some LDS micro-film and couldn't find any records. If anyone can offer any help, it would be greatly appreciated.

There are also records online at Ancestry.com for Pignola, Potenza but you need a subscription to view the records. Some libraries however have an institutional subscription to Ancestry.com where you can view the records and save to a USB stick. Ancestry.com would probably be a quicker option for you because the records are broken into years. Scroll down to the bottom of this link until you get to “Browse this collection”. http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1886

Birth record of Rosina Labriola
INDEX#94
1905 Nov 21st in the town of Pignola birth of Rosina Labriola daughter of Luigi Labriola and Maria Giuseppa Olita presented by Carmela De Simone midwife
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Marriage of Luigi Salvatore Labriola and Maria Giuseppa Olita
INDEX#20
1894 July 15th in the town of Pignola marriage of Luigi Salvatore Labriola age 23 miller born in Potenza son of Saverio Labriola and Angela Salviola married to Maria Giuseppa Olita age 19 farmer born in Pignola daughter of Felice Olita and Angela Laraia
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Birth of Luigi Salvatore Labriola
INDEX#235
1871 May 28th in the town of Potenza birth of Luigi Salvatore Labriola son of Saverio Labriola (son of deceased Luigi) and Angela Salviola (daughter of deceased Vincenzo) side note says he married
Maria Giuseppa Olita 1894 July 15th
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Thank you both very much. I found my grandmother's birth certificate and thank you adelfio for the additional information. I had some names wrong on my great grandfather's side of the family. I didn't expect so much help. I really do appreciate it. I leave for Pignola in 20 days and really wanted to make sure I was going to the right town. Once again, thank you.

I am not sure she was a foundling or not to be honest, but she was born in 1875. I know she had a couple of sisters (Rachela and Carmela) and one brother (Saverio). Felice was her father, or so she listed him as such. I believe she was the oldest child. Why do you think she may have been a foundling?

Possibility Felice Olita and Angela Laraia recognized her as their child
I know its spelled Maria Giuseppa Olinta but I looked through the indexes didn't see any other Maria Giuseppa's in 1872-1878 Also Rachela Olita was born in 1881 April 19th in Pignola

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